Hello,
I am currently working on a 1:200 scale HMS Victory. Eventually I want to turn it into a diorama (with the sea below, cannonball splashes around it, etc.) of the HMS Victory charging the Franco-Spanish line at Trafalgar. Perhaps eventually I'll be able to scratch-build a 1:200 Redoutable
but I digress...
Does anyone know what flags were flown on the different masts at this particular moment? I've been looking at paintings of the battle and a number of them have different arrangements. Most have Nelson's final order "Engage the enemy more closely" consisting of signal flags 1 and 6 on the mainmast, the Admiral's rank flag on the foremast, nothing on the mizzen, the Union Jack on the fore t'gallant stay, and of course White Ensign on the stern. However, I have seen different combinations of this as well with additional White Ensigns, or perhaps the rank flag in the mainmast, etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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